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Right Lateral Decubitus Position for Colonic Adenomas

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Led By Alison M Greene, Medicine
Research Sponsored by Memorial University of Newfoundland
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 3 months
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Study Summary

This trial is testing whether the Right Lateral Decubitus position is better than the Left Lateral Decubitus position for colonoscopy in terms of visualization and outcomes.

Eligible Conditions
  • Colonic Adenomas
  • Colon Cancer

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~3 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 3 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Decrease in Cecal Intubation Time
Secondary outcome measures
Increase in Adenoma Detection Rate
Increase in Cecal Intubation Rate

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Active Control
Group I: Left Lateral Decubitus PositionActive Control1 Intervention
Gold standard positioning for colonoscopy
Group II: Right Lateral Decubitus PositionActive Control1 Intervention
Comparing positioning in Right Lateral Decubitus (intervention) for visualization in colonoscopy to the gold standard of Left Lateral Decubitus.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Memorial University of NewfoundlandLead Sponsor
68 Previous Clinical Trials
1,831,850 Total Patients Enrolled
Eastern HealthOTHER
20 Previous Clinical Trials
28,732 Total Patients Enrolled
Alison M Greene, MedicinePrincipal InvestigatorMemorial University of Newfoundland

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

What is the population size of this clinical experiment?

"Affirmative. Clinicaltrials.gov contains the information that this trial is actively seeking patients since its first posting on March 1st, 2019 and most recent update on April 4th 2022. The investigation requires 172 participants from a single medical facility."

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Are there any remaining slots available for enrollment in this experiment?

"Per the data presented on clinicaltrials.gov, this medical trial is still in need of participants and has been open since March 1st 2019 with a recent update made to it on April 4th 2022."

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Recent research and studies
American Journal of GastroenterologyJournal
Right or Left in Colonoscopy (ROLCOL)? A Randomized Controlled Trial of Right- Versus Left-sided Starting Position in Colonoscopy
Vergis, N, A K McGrath, C H Stoddart, and Jonathan M Hoare. 2015. “Right or Left in Colonoscopy (ROLCOL)? A Randomized Controlled Trial of Right- Versus Left-sided Starting Position in Colonoscopy”. American Journal of Gastroenterology. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health). doi:10.1038/ajg.2015.298.
Gastrointestinal EndoscopyJournal
A Randomized Controlled Trial Assessing the Effect of Prescribed Patient Position Changes During Colonoscope Withdrawal on Adenoma Detection
Ou, George, Edward Kim, Pardis Lakzadeh, Jessica Tong, Robert Enns, Alnoor Ramji, Scott Whittaker, et al.. 2014. “A Randomized Controlled Trial Assessing the Effect of Prescribed Patient Position Changes During Colonoscope Withdrawal on Adenoma Detection”. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Elsevier BV. doi:10.1016/j.gie.2014.01.032.
Gastrointestinal EndoscopyJournal
Position Change During Colonoscope Withdrawal Increases Polyp and Adenoma Detection in the Right but Not in the Left Side of the Colon: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Ball, Alex J., Shawinder S. Johal, and Stuart A. Riley. 2015. “Position Change During Colonoscope Withdrawal Increases Polyp and Adenoma Detection in the Right but Not in the Left Side of the Colon: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial”. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Elsevier BV. doi:10.1016/j.gie.2015.01.035.
Gastrointestinal EndoscopyJournal
Position Change During Colonoscope Withdrawal Increases Polyp and Adenoma Detection in the Right but Not in the Left Side of the Colon: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Ball, Alex J., Shawinder S. Johal, and Stuart A. Riley. 2015. “Position Change During Colonoscope Withdrawal Increases Polyp and Adenoma Detection in the Right but Not in the Left Side of the Colon: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial”. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Elsevier BV. doi:10.1016/j.gie.2015.01.035.
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